Student Organizer (San Antonio)

Jolt Action•San Antonio, TX

3d•$400 - $400•Onsite

About The Position

Jolt’s Organizing program mobilizes young Latinx voters, with the goal of forging a democracy that works for everyone. Through community and student organizing, leadership development, voter engagement, and multi-issue advocacy, we are empowering young Latinos to harness the brilliance of our community and culture to create a collective voice that drives change.

Requirements

Must be a student at the University or College in Texas where assigned.
Must be available to work for up to 3 months within each semester.
Must be available to work from January 29, 2026 through May 29, 2026.

Responsibilities

Create a culture of civic engagement on campus through identifying opportunities to register voters in classrooms, at campus events, and while tabling.
Build power for our community through voter registration and collecting pledge to vote cards so voters never miss an election.
Contribute to our power to turnout and turn-up the heat on elected officials that don’t treat our community with the respect we deserve by inputting pledge card data so that people can receive election reminders.
Join Jolt’s Get out the Vote efforts by conducting outreach via EveryAction, ThruText, and/or tabling.
Conduct voter registration and pledge card collection at tabling events on campus.
Complete data entry for and turn in an average of 70 pledge to vote cards per month.
Work with Regional Organizer and connect them to 5 professors regarding registering voters in their class with priority given to the following: (if possible, certain campuses have banned in class voter registration) Latin American Studies, Government, Women and Gender Studies, Mexican American Studies, etc. Freshman classes.
Identify upcoming events on campus at which you can set up a voter registration table (e.g., Freshman welcome events, organization fairs, cultural events, etc.).
Add scheduled voter registration events to Jolt’s Tracking database.
Assist with Get out the Vote efforts by conducting outreach via EveryAction, ThruText, and/or tabling during elections.
May be asked to create and participate in creating social media content on campus around civic education and issues impacting your community.